Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:26 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:33 am – 4:33 pm
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People2,398 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.71,042 householdsMedian household income $74,259Median home value $165,400Median rent $928 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,469 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 1,371 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 15%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 25 minutes80% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F39 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 20 days9 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Postville station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksYellow Riverriver · 9.3 miSunfish Lakelake · 9.9 miIsland Number One Hundred Seventyisland · 9.4 miIsland Number One Hundred Sixty-sevenisland · 9.7 miFounders Pondlake · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEffigy Mounds National Monumentnational monument · 7.4 mi · 2,460 acresBloody Run Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 710 acresPikes Peak State Parkstate park · 9.9 mi · 61 acresRidgewood Areastate park · 9.9 miBloody Run Parkpark · 7.7 mi · 124 acresUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.8 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClayton County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025246 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, WI, 37 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMonona Municipal Water Deptserves 1,471 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,072 ft327 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center13.4 miPost officeMonona Post Office2.2 miTown hallMonona City Hall2.1 miPoliceMar - Mac Police Department9.3 miFire stationMonona Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLa Crosse Regional Airport LSE56 miUS highwayUS 522.8 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LSE53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52159 ZIP area.
